[Editorial] Discussing animated horror in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror
"No beer and no TV makes Homer go something something.... Go crazy? Don't mind if I do!" And if you don't know the words to every episode of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror are you even a real fan?
Editor-in-Chief, Zoë Rose Smith, is joined by a very special guest which is her brother Zak Smith! They discuss one of their favourite animated horror series with the Halloween specials from beloved family cartoon The Simpsons.
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